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Rebuilding the California Dream 

Andreessen Horowitz

California has long been ground zero for the new: new technologies, new frontiers, new arts and culture. From a cultural perspective, I grew up on a diet of Hollywood culture and movies and TV shows. And I think there were two influences. And the ‘90s was an incredibly optimistic time in America. And I kind of soaked it all in.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

As well as traditional software engineering startups, Switzerland’s largest city boasts a startup culture that emphasizes life sciences, mechanical engineering and robotics. Lawyers and accountants tend to err on the conservative side, leading to a low failure rate of businesses but less “moonshot innovation,” shall we say.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “We are not only focusing on innovative entrepreneurship.

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